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but the city of baltimore turned to a controversial tactic to collect. receiving burton's debt to a private company, which then put a lien on his home. >> then you have no choice to pay or lose your home. that can't be right. >> reporter: now, the company is asking for additional interest and high legal fees, too. ballooning burton's tab to almost $5,000. >> could actually lose their home for the failure to pay a $200 water bill. >> reporter: the national consumer law center says thousands of homeowners all over the u.s. are threatened with foreclosure every year because of unpaid utility bills and taxes. in rhode island, a $474 sewer bill cost one woman her home. the company that took possession later sold it for $85,000. back in baltimore, vicky valentine lost her house over a partially paid water bill. you'd been in this home for 33 years? >> yes. >> reporter: and now all of a sudden, you're out on the street. >> yes, and that's not a fun place to be. >> reporter: lien logic makes $100 million a year, profiting from its lien business. we tracked down
but the city of baltimore turned to a controversial tactic to collect. receiving burton's debt to a private company, which then put a lien on his home. >> then you have no choice to pay or lose your home. that can't be right. >> reporter: now, the company is asking for additional interest and high legal fees, too. ballooning burton's tab to almost $5,000. >> could actually lose their home for the failure to pay a $200 water bill. >> reporter: the national consumer law...
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captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> the president thinks highly of general alan and his service to his country as well as the job he has done in afghanistan. at the request of the secretary of defense, the president has put on hold general allen numb naig as a supreme allied commander of europe pending the investigation of mr. alan's conduct. the president remains fully supporting our troops and partners in afghanistan who general allen continues to lead as he has done so ably over the year. the president was certainly surprised when he was informed about the situation regarding general petraeus on thursday. he greatly appreciates general petraeus' remarkable service to his country both in uniform and at the cia. as he said in his statement, his heart, his thoughts and prayers go out to both general petraeus and holly petraeus at this time. he's focused on his policy agenda. and he has confidence in the acting director at the cia and he has confidence in the military to carry out the various missions he has asked the
captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> the president thinks highly of general alan and his service to his country as well as the job he has done in afghanistan. at the request of the secretary of defense, the president has put on hold general allen numb naig as a supreme allied commander of europe pending the investigation of mr. alan's conduct. the president remains fully supporting our troops and partners in afghanistan...
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from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," november 9th, 2012. >> good evening, i'm bill weir. when president obama strode into the east room of the white house this afternoon, we all knew that job one of term two is to hammer out some sort of deal with republicans to keep the federal government from veering off the so-called fiscal cliff. and we knew he would probably lay down some markers. >> i'm open to compromise. i'm open to new ideas. i'm committed to solving our fiscal challenges. but i refuse to accept any approach that isn't balanced. i'm not going to ask students and seniors and middle class families to pay down the entire deficit while people like me making over $250,000 aren't asked to pay a dime more in taxes. i'm not going to do that. >> but what we did not know about that moment is that the president was also thinking about finding a new director of the cia. after decorated four-star general david petraeus admitted an affair and resigned. abc's senior foreign affairs correspondent martha ra
from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," november 9th, 2012. >> good evening, i'm bill weir. when president obama strode into the east room of the white house this afternoon, we all knew that job one of term two is to hammer out some sort of deal with republicans to keep the federal government from veering off the so-called fiscal cliff. and we knew he would probably lay down some markers....
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and the city says this could go on another two weeks. about a half a million people are still without power in new york and new jersey. >>> and still ahead here on "world news," a secret to saving a lot of "real money" this holiday. what is the best day of the week to buy your plane tickets? do you know? that answer and more when we come back. okay, now here's our holiday gift list. aww, not the mall. well, i'll do the shopping... if you do the shipping. shipping's a hassle. i'll go to the mall. hey. hi. you know, holiday shipping's easy with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. yea, i know. oh, you're good. good luck! priority mail flat rate boxes. online pricing starts at $5.15. only from the postal service. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] you've been years in the making. and there are many years ahead. join the millions of members who've chosen an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. go long. insured by unit
and the city says this could go on another two weeks. about a half a million people are still without power in new york and new jersey. >>> and still ahead here on "world news," a secret to saving a lot of "real money" this holiday. what is the best day of the week to buy your plane tickets? do you know? that answer and more when we come back. okay, now here's our holiday gift list. aww, not the mall. well, i'll do the shopping... if you do the shipping. shipping's...
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captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> i'm al hunt of "bloomberg news" filling in for charlie rose from washington. we quinn if th evening with news from the white house. president obama heldaise first press conference since his reelection. he delivered a brief opening statement, emphasizing the need tovert the fiscal cliff set to take effect january 1. >> there's only one way to solve these humans and that is to do it together. as i've said before, i'm open to compromise and i'm open to new ideas and i've been encouraged the past week to hear republican after republican to agree on the need from more revenue from the wealthiest american as parent of our arithmetic if we're serious about reducing the deficit. >> the president fielded questions. the budget was the most pressing subject. obama vowed not tho extend the bush tax cuts for the top 2% of income earners. >> when it comes to the top 2%, what i'm not going to do is to extend further a tax cut for folks who don't need it, which would cost close to $1 trillion, and
captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> i'm al hunt of "bloomberg news" filling in for charlie rose from washington. we quinn if th evening with news from the white house. president obama heldaise first press conference since his reelection. he delivered a brief opening statement, emphasizing the need tovert the fiscal cliff set to take effect january 1. >> there's only one way to solve these humans and that...
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many cities like houston will shut your water off if you don't pay. but they'd never give anyone the right to fore close on your home, but it's different everywhere. so if you have questions, call your local utility company. mark greenblat, abc news, new york. >> scary. good advice. call your utility for sure. >>> still ahead, say it ain't so. a world without -- coffee. >> that's the prediction. find out why and when right after this. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues afte >>> there's a catastrophe brewing for all of us up at this time of night. coffee may one day in the not too distant future may be extinct. >> that is the verdict from some british scientists, and abc's john muller explains. >> reporter: from a simple cup of joe to a double espresso shot of mocha frappuccino, it's what opens the eyes of more than half the americans on a daily basis, but a new study is dark with no sugar. it says climate change has the wild arabica coffee plant headed for extinction as soon as the year 2080. >> devastated is no
many cities like houston will shut your water off if you don't pay. but they'd never give anyone the right to fore close on your home, but it's different everywhere. so if you have questions, call your local utility company. mark greenblat, abc news, new york. >> scary. good advice. call your utility for sure. >>> still ahead, say it ain't so. a world without -- coffee. >> that's the prediction. find out why and when right after this. you're watching "world news...
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public housing residents in the city particularly hard hit. we'll get to that in a second. >> will the fascination with michael jackson ever end? i don't think so. there are some startling revelationsen a new book about how jackson dealt with money not to mention his own fame and what he really wanted from his career. fascinating information there. >>> speaking of fascinating, we begin with the breaking news now that the top u.s. military commander in afghanistan is now also caught up in the petraeus scandal. general john allen is being investigated by the pentagon now for sending thousand of improper e-mails to jill kelly, of course, the whistle blower in this case. >> she is the florida woman who triggered an investigation which ultimately forced petraeus to resign. now defense officials would not discuss the nature of the relationship between general allen and jill kelly. but some 20,000 to 30,000 documents, involving inappropriate communications between general allen and the said individual, jill kelly. >> seeing all this play out on e-mai
public housing residents in the city particularly hard hit. we'll get to that in a second. >> will the fascination with michael jackson ever end? i don't think so. there are some startling revelationsen a new book about how jackson dealt with money not to mention his own fame and what he really wanted from his career. fascinating information there. >>> speaking of fascinating, we begin with the breaking news now that the top u.s. military commander in afghanistan is now also...
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. >>> this morning, three days, three baltimore city police officers suspended. the latest is for allegations of sexual abuse. roberto santiago won't be in uniform because of an investigation in harford county. he was suspended by city police back in june when he was accused of assaulting a neighbor. the one thing we don't right now is if officer santiago on suspension from that case or came back and was suspended again. >>> a professor at morgan state is in trouble for fraudulently getting grants. he received $200,000 in funding for a highway project. prosecutors say that he falsely claimed on the application that a company he headed up would work on that project and had eight employees. he says that he would take time off from teaching at morgan state to work on the project. he's accused of using the monies to pay personal expenses. >>> well, you watch the seat clearing fight here on abc2. we're now learning charges against the mta bus driver won't be filed after this on camera fight that was taken by a passenger. spokesman terry owens with mta says police won'
. >>> this morning, three days, three baltimore city police officers suspended. the latest is for allegations of sexual abuse. roberto santiago won't be in uniform because of an investigation in harford county. he was suspended by city police back in june when he was accused of assaulting a neighbor. the one thing we don't right now is if officer santiago on suspension from that case or came back and was suspended again. >>> a professor at morgan state is in trouble for...
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the train starrestarts in brade florida, through the trees and low-lying areas into towns and cities. >> this is from the conductor's point of view. >> yep. normally takes about 48 hours. in this video, about 20 two minutes. >> i love this guy. he stops, cleans off the lens of the camera, train keeps going and eventually makes his way into jersey city, new jersey. the amount of orange juice they're carrying on the train is enough to give every new yorker one glass of juice. >> how sweet. >> a lot of orange juice. >> and it's cold and flu season. good to get the vitamin c. >>> that's it for our show. thanks for spending time with us and we'll see you tomorrow, everybody.
the train starrestarts in brade florida, through the trees and low-lying areas into towns and cities. >> this is from the conductor's point of view. >> yep. normally takes about 48 hours. in this video, about 20 two minutes. >> i love this guy. he stops, cleans off the lens of the camera, train keeps going and eventually makes his way into jersey city, new jersey. the amount of orange juice they're carrying on the train is enough to give every new yorker one glass of juice....
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attorneys for the city would not comment on camera. the citien a written statement respectfully disagrees with the decision and we intend to challenge the verdict. the power of this tape weighed heavily. >> i don't know if that was a determining factor in what they decided. i think just having that out there, going to make it a very uphill battle. >> paul miky from wls. reporting there. that video was hard to watch. at the time, 265-pound man. she 'twas 115 pound woman. any kind of violence man against a woman is hard to watch. especially a drunken tirade. >> spawned a clean-up from the police department. summit stepped down. vowed to clean up their image as well. looks like they are vowing to fight it. he was offduty. >> the mayor there, says look not a vow of silence or code of silence in the department. he asked to find those who think there is. and root them out. tough to argue with $800,000 for a woman who had to endure that. messy, messy. coming up next after the break. disaster on the golf course. a player is carried out on a st
attorneys for the city would not comment on camera. the citien a written statement respectfully disagrees with the decision and we intend to challenge the verdict. the power of this tape weighed heavily. >> i don't know if that was a determining factor in what they decided. i think just having that out there, going to make it a very uphill battle. >> paul miky from wls. reporting there. that video was hard to watch. at the time, 265-pound man. she 'twas 115 pound woman. any kind of...
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this was in new york city. madonna teamed up with the korean pop star to do the "gangnam style." >> madison square garden. they performed his signature hit "gangnam style." and they danced along for everyone to enjoy. >> something really fun about "gangnam style." >> want the break out right now? >> no i do not. >>> maker of sweet treats like twinkies getting pretty tough for hem. >> workers at hostess have gone on strike and the company is pushing back. >> and companies are seeing the slight increase in the cost to provide health care but what do the numbers really mean for you? we're going to look at that and explain. >> we have lots of clouds out there this morning. i'll tell you if we get some rain from the clouds coming up. >> lynette traffic is moving right along here on 695 at york road in towson but we have a crash on 795. i'll have all the details coming up on "good morning maryland." experience in a se inspiration. great power. iconic design. exhilarating performance. [ race announcer ] audi once agai
this was in new york city. madonna teamed up with the korean pop star to do the "gangnam style." >> madison square garden. they performed his signature hit "gangnam style." and they danced along for everyone to enjoy. >> something really fun about "gangnam style." >> want the break out right now? >> no i do not. >>> maker of sweet treats like twinkies getting pretty tough for hem. >> workers at hostess have gone on strike and...
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the leader will be the keynote speaker during a rally at city hall. and join the concerned members and to talk about youth civil rights in the city of baltimore. the main issue is the money being allocated to build a new jail for youth charged as adults. >>> what does it mean for baltimore and the planned casino. and executives will answer that question. and more this afternoon. the group meets at monaco. >>> and discussing kidnappings. baltimore new commissioner and the county's chief james johnson will talk about the joint investigation. two men have been arrested as a result. >>> baltimore county is holding a health fair this is for children this evening. it is happening at lock raven. so the fair features mental health services and resources for families. a panel will discuss bullying and take questions on the topic. >>> jermaine jackson asked the courts to let him change his name. he wants to be jermaine jackson but he wants it spelled jacksun on the end. the older brother wants to switch for artistic reasons. a hearing is set for february. he is
the leader will be the keynote speaker during a rally at city hall. and join the concerned members and to talk about youth civil rights in the city of baltimore. the main issue is the money being allocated to build a new jail for youth charged as adults. >>> what does it mean for baltimore and the planned casino. and executives will answer that question. and more this afternoon. the group meets at monaco. >>> and discussing kidnappings. baltimore new commissioner and the...
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just 20s from the twin cities to fargo. mostly 40s in the northwest. >>> well, they tried to spread their wings in san francisco over the weekend, but they didn't get very far. >> it was a chance for the brave and brainy to design, build, pilot their own home made flying machines. the competition featured crazy contraptions that had to be entirely human powered. less than 30 feet wide. no more than 450 pound. >> i don't get this. the fliers were judged on creativity. showmanship and distance. which didn't appear to be that far. the winner did manage though to soar 54 feet. that's not bad. >> not bad. >> hey, we all got to have a hobby right. >> you know, design. kind of cool. >> all right. put you to work next year. that's what i thought. >> coming up, a unique way to honor the nation's veterans. one mile and one step at a time. >> great story. our nfl highlight. a unique game between the rams and 49ers. didn't seem either team wanted to win the thing at all. details and much more on "world news now." stay with us, everybod
just 20s from the twin cities to fargo. mostly 40s in the northwest. >>> well, they tried to spread their wings in san francisco over the weekend, but they didn't get very far. >> it was a chance for the brave and brainy to design, build, pilot their own home made flying machines. the competition featured crazy contraptions that had to be entirely human powered. less than 30 feet wide. no more than 450 pound. >> i don't get this. the fliers were judged on creativity....
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there were no sub-prime loans that won't on, they invested in small cities, always had a good school system and now commodities, agriculture are know booming across nebraska, south dakota and kansas. it's not just the shale oil coming out of north dakota. they don't get what's going on back in washington and at this point they don't care much because they're inkleined to take care of what they've got going on. it's a model in some ways. it wasn't that long ago -- we've got to turn that into the buffalo commons and give up on that part of the world. now agriculture is won by young entrepreneurial agricultural scientist how to get the most out of the soil and they're selling their products all over the world. they're familiar with china and with india and brazil. >> rose: you went yr home town. >> talking about tom brokaw we went to the same restaurant in minneapolis. on the one hand i found really the same kind of excitement that tom found. a lot of people, young people doing great innovation and start-ups in the minneapolis area much here's what i also found, charlie. i spent a day o
there were no sub-prime loans that won't on, they invested in small cities, always had a good school system and now commodities, agriculture are know booming across nebraska, south dakota and kansas. it's not just the shale oil coming out of north dakota. they don't get what's going on back in washington and at this point they don't care much because they're inkleined to take care of what they've got going on. it's a model in some ways. it wasn't that long ago -- we've got to turn that into the...
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vans will take your contributions to cities in new jersey this weekend. some of the items that are needed are water, canned food. baby formula. clothes, coats and shoes. >>> making news now people including children are covering after being exposed to carbon monoxide. the firefighters arrived and the victims had been complaining of headaches and several went to the hospital for evaluation. and it happened at a home and that's just west of cold spring lane. they are trying to figure out what caused the leak. >>> we know what caused the death of a grandmother and four children. materials were too close to a tur nas. there was no evidence that the there were detectors in the home. it took the life of the five, all the children under the age of 7. >>> $50 million, that's what maryland will spend on a jail, not everyone is happy about this. reverend jesse jackson joined the event. they say the money will be spent on programs to keep young teens out of jail. >> reconstruct the facility for the people. >> before the rally, the reverend met with the governor. the
vans will take your contributions to cities in new jersey this weekend. some of the items that are needed are water, canned food. baby formula. clothes, coats and shoes. >>> making news now people including children are covering after being exposed to carbon monoxide. the firefighters arrived and the victims had been complaining of headaches and several went to the hospital for evaluation. and it happened at a home and that's just west of cold spring lane. they are trying to figure out...
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